Kochi: Kerala Blasters announced the team for the Hero Super Cup. The 29-member squad led by Jessel Carneiro includes all the key players like Rahul KP, Sahal Abdul Samad, Apostolos Gianu, Prabhsukhan Singh Gill, Victor Mongil, Marko Leskovic, Hormipam Ruiva, Ivan Kaliushni and Dimitrios Diamantakos.
Blasters’ first match is once morest I-League champions Round Glass Punjab at the EMS Stadium in Kozhikode on April 8. Superstar Adrian Luna will not participate in the tournament as the club has extended his holiday due to personal reasons. Meanwhile, all the other foreign players in the team except Luna have resumed training with the team following the ISL break.
In the 29-member team, 11 players are Malayalis. Rahul KP, Sahal Abdul Samad, Srikuttan MS, Sachin Suresh, Nihal Sudheesh, Vibin Mohanan, Bijoy Varghese, Mohammad Azhar, Mohammad Aymen, Mohammad Zaheef and Tejas Krishna are the Malayali players in the team. Kerala Blasters Sporting Director Karolis Skinkis said that they are entering the Hero Super Cup with the aim of winning the title.
Kerala Blasters FC Official Squad for Hero Super Cup:
Goalkeepers: Prabhsukhan Singh Gill, Karanjit Singh, Sachin Suresh, Muheet Shabir.
Defensive players: Victor Mongil, Marko Leskovic, Hormipum Ruiva, Sandeep Singh, Bijoy Varghese, Nishu Kumar, Jesal Carneiro, Mohammad Zaheef, Tejas Krishna.
Midfielders: Danish Farooq, Ayush Adhikari, Jackson Singh, Ivan Kaliushni, Mohammad Azhar, Vibin Mohanan.
Forwards: Bryce Brian Miranda, Sourav Mandal, Rahul KP, Sahal Abdul Samad, Nihal Sudheesh, Bidyasagar Singh, Srikuttan MS, Mohammad Aymen, Dimitrios Diamantakos, Apostolos Giannu.